Table 12
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA
LABOR FORCE STATISTICS AND NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT
CALENDAR YEARS 1989 - 2001
 
1989  1990  1991  1992  1993  1994  1995  1996  1997  1998  1999  2000  2001 
     
Civilian Labor Force 767.0 761.0 783.0 775.0 789.0 788.0 785.0 805.0 803.0  797.0  816.0  825.0  833.0 
  Total Employment 701.0 697.0 700.0 687.0 703.0 717.0 723.0 745.0 748.0  744.0  763.0  779.0  792.0 
  Total Unemployment 66.0 64.0 83.0 88.0 86.0 70.0 62.0 60.0 55.0  53.0  54.0  46.0  41.0 
    Unemployment Rate 8.6 8.4 10.6 11.4 10.9 8.9 7.9 7.5 6.9  6.6  6.6  5.5  4.9 
                           
NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT                          
(Except Private Household) 614.7 630.1 629.1 640.0 652.6 674.6 687.8 698.6 707.8 719.2 726.0 735.8 735.4
                           
GOODS PRODUCING 145.7 150.3 143.7 141.3 140.4 143.6 142.5 142.1 141.1 140.3 136.5 134.9 133.6
  Mining 33.3 35.6 33.7 31.4 26.2 27.9 27.2 25.8 24.6 23.7 21.3 20.5 22.4
    Coal Mining 27.8 29.9 28.4 26.6 21.3 23.0 22.7 21.2 19.9 18.8 16.5 15.8 17.6
  Construction 24.6 27.2 26.8 27.7 31.3 34.1 32.9 34.4 34.9 34.2 33.6 33.5 33.8
  Manufacturing 87.8 87.5 83.2 82.2 82.9 81.6 82.4 81.9 81.6 82.4 81.6 80.9 77.4
    Durable Goods 49.7 49.3 46.0 45.6 46.0 46.1 47.6 48.2 48.2 48.8 48.6 48.4  46.2 
    Nondurable Goods 38.1 38.2 37.2 36.6 37.0 35.5 34.8 33.7 33.4 33.6 33.1 32.4  31.2 
                           
SERVICE PRODUCING 469.0 479.8 485.4 498.7 512.2 531.0 545.3 556.5 566.7 578.9 589.5 600.9 601.8
  Transportation & Public Utilities 36.6 37.7 37.8 38.2 38.8 39.9 40.2 39.3 38.9 38.4 38.1 37.4 37.0
  Trade, Whole & Retail 144.8 145.1 144.3 145.5 148.9 154.0 158.0 160.3 161.7 162.6 163.3 164.2 161.6
  Finance, Insurance & Real Estate 24.1 24.9 24.8 24.6 25.1 26.0 26.9 27.3 28.2 28.7 29.8 29.5 29.5
  Services 137.5 144.7 150.9 158.2 166.6 174.6 183.8 191.0 198.9 208.3 217.5 226.8 232.7
  Government 125.9 127.4 127.7 132.3 132.8 136.5 136.4 138.7 139.1 140.8 140.9 143.1 141.0
    Federal 16.6 17.2 16.9 17.5 17.7 18.3 19.3 19.9 21.1 21.8 21.7 22.5  21.8 
    State & Local 109.3 110.2 110.8 114.8 115.1 118.2 117.1 118.8 118.0 119.0 119.2 120.6  119.2 
Based on March 2001 benchmark.    
Note: May not add to totals due to rounding.